nim

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adjective
white
Attested in writing
adjective colour Swadesh 100 Swadesh 207

Etymology

Root: √NIK(W) "snow, ice; white"
Primitive Eldarin: ✶ninkwi

Cognates

quenya ninquë

References

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Sources: PE17/19, 168, SA/nim

Notes

This word has a dubious phonetic evolution.